Residential Burglary Arrest 

October 5, 2025 – Riverside County Sheriff’s Office officials report that on Wednesday, August 20, 2025, at 8:00 a.m., deputies from the Palm Desert Sheriff’s Station responded to the reports of a residential burglary of a new housing development located on the 73300 block of Warhol Lane, in Palm Desert. Upon arrival, deputies determined one of the model homes had been burglarized. The Palm Desert Station’s Robbery and Burglary Suppression Team assumed the investigation. Deputies obtained a vehicle description and identified the suspect as Manuel Herrera, a 49-year-old resident of Hemet.

On Friday, October 3, 2025, at 3:00 p.m., the Palm Desert Special Enforcement Team located a vehicle matching the description of Herrera’s in a new home development located in the 74000 block of Becker Street in the city of Palm Desert. Deputies conducted a vehicle check, during which they detained two subjects, later identified as Herrera and Grace Pollard, a 26-year-old resident of Banning. During the investigation, deputies located multiple residential electrical circuit breakers in their possession. Deputies confirmed the items had been stolen from the housing development.

Herra and Pollard were both transported and booked into the John Benoit Detention Center for numerous charges, including residential burglary, grand theft, committing a theft with prior convictions, and conspiracy to commit a crime. Anyone with information regarding this incident is encouraged to contact Deputy Pouchoulen of the Palm Desert Station at (760) 836-1600.

Reporting Supervisor: Sergeant James Mills

File # T252320030, T252760108

Source & photo: Riverside County Sheriff’s Office